Ghana vs Malawi: Overall budget balance, including grants

Ghana
-979.17 million current LCU
in 2010
Malawi
-633.75 million current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
16th
Malawi rank
15th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Ghana
  • Malawi
-40.0B-20.0B020.0B197719942011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -633.75 million current LCU against -979.17 million current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 345.42 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 15th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s -21.07 million current LCU -262.67 million current LCU 241.60 million current LCU Ghana
1990s -191.25 million current LCU -3.08 billion current LCU 2.88 billion current LCU Ghana
2000s -1.33 billion current LCU -15.46 billion current LCU 14.13 billion current LCU Ghana
2010s -979.17 million current LCU 21.32 billion current LCU 22.30 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Ghana or Malawi?
Malawi, at -633.75 million current LCU against -979.17 million current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Ghana and Malawi?
345.42 million current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Ghana ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 15th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.